GHSA-j38m-7q52-fgfh

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j38m-7q52-fgfh
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/07/GHSA-j38m-7q52-fgfh/GHSA-j38m-7q52-fgfh.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-j38m-7q52-fgfh
Aliases
  • CVE-2017-16124
Published
2018-07-23T23:33:42Z
Modified
2023-11-08T03:59:06.256165Z
Summary
Directory Traversal in node-server-forfront
Details

Affected versions of node-server-forfront resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system.

Example request:

GET /../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
host:foo

Recommendation

No patch is available for this vulnerability.

It is recommended that the package is only used for local development, and if the functionality is needed for production, a different package is used instead.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:41:47Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / node-server-forfront

Package

Name
node-server-forfront
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Purl
pkg:npm/node-server-forfront

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
0.10.7